Art Exhibits
Ranger Station Art Gallery
98 Rockwell Drive
Admission by donation
This exhibit will be on display from July 9th- August 31st. During the Festival, the hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. For the remainder of the month, the exhibit is open from 10:00am to 2:00pm, Monday to Friday, and 1:00pm to 4:00pm on weekends. Closed on July 25 and 28th.
Brought to you by: The Harrison Festival Society, The Kent Harrison Arts Council
Inside the Gallery
‘I ART Therefore I AM’
Artist: Soozi Schlanger
A retrospective exhibition of works by Soozi Schlanger at the Ranger Station Art Gallery.
The show runs from July 9 (opening and artist talk) until August 31st. The work represents several decades of art making, exploration, social commentary, invention and reinvention…found object, mask, tape art and installation.
Here are some Soozi quotes….
‘Each honest piece of art, in its own way, embraces and reflects the sum total of the artist’s emotional life – their observations – their reflections.’
‘Creativity is inherent in who we are as human beings – we just need to get out of our own way – and play.’
‘For me, creating a piece of art is not a linear event. It does not take place within a fixed time line. When people ask me, ’So, how long did it take you to make that?’- my answer is always, ‘All my life.’
Join us on Thursday, July 9th at 7pm for our opening reception at the Ranger Station Art Gallery. Refreshments and goodies will be served.
Soozi will also be hosting two Postcard Making Workshops. Saturday, July 11th at 1:00pm and Saturday, July 18th at 1:00pm. Both will be held at the Gallery!
‘Postcards from Newfoundland.’ is a grouping of black and white images that reflect on my experiences out on the east coast.
I will invite people to ‘art’ their own stories …their daily lives… memories… their environment. ‘Postcards from Harrison’.
I will demonstrate the media that I used in my series on the exterior side of the cradle board.- charcoal, mineral spirits and in addition, I will open up the opportunity to explore mixed media / found object on the interiorframed space as well, thereby expanding the storytelling by having it on both sides of the cradle board. A small cradle board / two sided one interior space one exterior space can tell quite an impactful, poetic visual story…with a variety of visual media.
Spirit Trail
Ernie Eaves
The Spirit Trail is a short walk (1km) through a wonderful piece of west coast cedar rainforest.
Located on the east side of Harrison Hot Springs, the trail gets its spiritual feel from ceramic masks and faces that artist Ernie Eaves has placed among the trees.
Ernie became involved in ceramic arts soon after his retirement as a high school teacher. He has a small studio in his garage that he shares with his artist wife, Irene.
